An excellent development of fine motor skills in babies is modeling from plasticine. This is a great way to teach a child something useful, to talk with him, to observe his emotions and reasoning. Modeling a plasticine frog is a useful activity for the development of children's creative abilities .
Rich imagination of children
In this master class, we will learn how to mold a plasticine frog quickly and efficiently. Each mother at least once read to her child a fairy tale in which the main character was the heroine of this article. There are many examples: Thumbelina, Princess and the Frog, The Traveling Frog, The Frog in the Mirror, The Frog Princess, Kwak and Toads, The Stubborn Frog, How the Frog Looked for Dad , Toad Zhabych Skovorodkin. "
Children have a great imagination. A child from an infant age is able to perceive words and imagine what an animal looks like from a story or fairy tale. When the baby is one and a half years old, you can safely begin exciting classes with plasticine. At this young age, the child is able to master uncomplicated actions with this material. Plasticine frog is a great start for modeling.
The development of fine motor skills
Palpation of plasticine in children develops fine motor skills. 1/3 of the area of the motor projection of the brain is the projection of the hands. It is located very close to the speech area. That is why the ideal development of the baby's speech is inextricably linked with the development of fine motor skills. The more parents devote time to their children, engaging with them in exciting games or modeling from plasticine, the more developed their child will be. The plasticine frog princess will be an excellent occasion to start the formation of fine motor skills.
In a year and a half, children are able to do:
1. Plucking plasticine.
2. Flattening.
3. Kneading, rolling.
4. Spreading glue on cardboard.
5. Work with the stack.
Parent help
Do not forget that you can not leave the baby alone next to plasticine. At this age, children taste everything. Plasticine is very toxic. If it enters the body, consult a doctor. How to mold a plasticine frog, adults should show the child. First, the baby will watch with emotion how the shapeless lump of plasticine turns into a flower or leaf. And then he wants to join the modeling himself.
It is important in the sculpting process to constantly talk with the child. The kid needs to explain what and why you are doing. This method will help bring the child morally closer to the parents. At this moment, one can observe his emotions or reasoning. The more time parents give their child, the more the baby becomes attached to them.
Preparation for work
Do-it-yourself plasticine frog is very simple. To do this, you need a box of colored plasticine and a plastic knife, which, most likely, comes with plasticine. For decoration, you can use beads, sparkles, ribbons, pieces of material, cardboard, colored paper, stationery glue.
It is necessary to sculpt on a flat surface. You can use the table, bedside table, chest of drawers. The place should be well lit so that there is no strain on the eyes. It is best to sculpt in the morning or afternoon. If this is not possible, then put on the table an additional table lamp or turn on the sconce. The surface is covered with oilcloth so that the lumps of plasticine do not stick from the wooden surface of the furniture. A special plastic board is placed under the figure.
Plasticine frog is made in several ways. Consider the most popular.
Quack habitat
A swamp leaf and a water lily are the best habitat for green quack.
1. Cut a circle or oval from cardboard with a diameter of 8-12 centimeters. The surface is completely covered with a layer of blue plasticine. We got a pond.
2. We roll up a ball of smaller diameter from green plasticine. Flatten it into an oval cake. We put on a blue pond and make 5 small veins with a plastic knife. We got a water lily leaf.
3. To create the water lily itself, we need white and yellow plasticine. Roll up 5-7 small balls of white hue and 1 yellow circle, which is installed in the center. Flatten the resulting flower and raise the petals up.
The habitat of green quack is ready.
Water lily frog
A plasticine frog is made very simple in stages. It is necessary to clearly follow the instructions and perform easy operations.
1. Roll 3 balls for the head of the quack - 1 large, 2 smaller. They will be the head of a green frog.
2. On two small rounds we stick 2 white cakes. These will be the frog eye whites. From black plasticine, we cut out the pupils.
3. We plant the obtained eyes on a large rolled ball and tightly attach them to it.
4. At the top of the ball (under the eyes) we make two cuts - the nostrils.
5. Cut the mouth with a plastic knife. For greater effect, you can attach a red ribbon, which will serve as a tongue.
6. For paws, roll up 4 thin sausages, 2 of which will be slightly less in length.
7. For the body, make a wide rectangle. We smooth the corners and plant the body next to the water lily.
8. Bend 2 long sausages in half and attach to the body. On the received paws we make 2 small incisions - membranes.
9. We attach short sausages to the body just above the hind legs. They will be in front and rely on flower petals. We also make 2 small incisions.
10. Set the head to the resulting torso. The result was a beautiful plasticine frog.
11. To turn a frog into a frog princess, we cut out a crown from yellow plasticine. Roll up 5 small plates, connecting them in a bundle.
12. We crown the frog with the “golden crown”.
Funny croak
Flawless and mischievous plasticine frog. Step by step we carry out simple actions.
1. We roll two identical balls out of green plasticine. Flatten them into a flat sausage. Bend it in half. We got the paws of a frog.
2. Then we roll out a small body from the rectangle. Gently bend the top of this part up.
3. Attach the legs to the body of the quack.
4. On two rolled balls we make 2 small cuts. We attach the membranes to the frog's legs.
5. Roll up two ovals and attach them to the body. They will serve as the front legs of the frog.
6. We roll out a long tongue from a red piece of plasticine. It should be curled with a whistle.
7. Flatten the 2 green balls and attach the blue plasticine to them. On blue balls we apply black plasticine. It turned out beautiful eyes of a heavenly color with black pupils.
8. Attach the eyes to the upper body of the quack.
9. Below we make two small incisions - the nostrils. And even lower is a deep incision. We insert a folded red tongue into it.
Plasticine frog is ready. You can put her on a previously made swamp with a water lily. You can place the frog on a cardboard sheet and decorate the craft with sparkles, ribbons or rhinestones.